Place value provides an organised structure for counting ( Reys et al., 2009, p.161)

1. Objective 3: Explain patterns and relationships in the place value system. Place value provides an organised structure for counting (Reys et al., 2009, p.161) Children recognise when counting by 10’s to one hundred, then 100’s to 1000, that each takes the same amount of turns. It is important for children to recognise and understand this as it will lead to a better understanding of place value (Reys et al., 2009, p.172) Children recognise when counting by 10’s to one hundred, then 100’s to 1000, that each takes the same amount of turns. It is important for children to recognise and understand this as it will lead to a better understanding of place value (Reys et al., 2009, p.172). Patterns underline many of the thinking strategies needed to learn basic facts and bring them to the point of automatic responses. (Booker, et al., 2010, p. 19) Counting backwards provides students with a new perspective on the patterns in place value. They learn to recognise that place value patterns form in positive and negative integers (Reys et al., 2009, p.173). Children recognise when counting by 10’s to one hundred, then 100’s to 1000, that each takes the same amount of turns. It is important for children to recognise and understand this as it will lead to a better understanding of place value (Reys et al., 2009, p.172). (Place value Rods [image] (n.d.)) Students who are given the opportunity to count in larger numbers will be able to recognise when counting by 100’s that after 10 counts the 1000 unit will change. Students need to recognise this pattern in order to develop place value properties sense (Reys et al., 2009, p.173). Number patterns allow the extension of the place value ideas readily shown with materials to provide a means of recording large numbers, decimal fractions, small numbers and infinite numbers (Booker, et al., 2010, p.18) Children recognise when counting by 10’s to one hundred, then 100’s to 1000, that each takes the same amount of turns. It is important for children to recognise and understand this as it will lead to a better understanding of place value (Reys et al., 2009, p.172).